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Contact Details

Phone
64 3 470 8308
Email
kelechi.ogbuehi@otago.ac.nz

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Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Department of Medicine (Dunedin)
Qualifications
BSc(Hons) PhD FAAO
Research summary
Vision - Corneal ectasias, Intraocular pressure assessment, Corneal biomechanical properties
Teaching
Undergraduate: MBChB programme (years 3 - 6). Postrgraduate: Postgraduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Basic Sciences (Optics Course Convenor); Supervising Masters of Ophthalmology candidates.
Memberships
Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry

Research

Kelechi graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Optometry from the University of Benin in 1992, and with a Ph.D. in Optometry and Vision Sciences from the University of Cardiff in 1997.

Kelechi's postgraduate research involved investigating the factors that underlie the endothelial pump mechanism by which the human cornea maintains its relatively dehydrated state. Kelechi's research focus shifted toward clinical research in the decade and a half he spent as a professor of optometry and vision science in the Middle East, during which time he was recognized for his contributions to raising the level of education and standards of practice of the profession in Saudi Arabia in particular.

Kelechi's current research endeavours are focused on: The assessment of human corneal biomechanical properties and their impact on the measured intraocular pressure (IOP); refractive surgery to manage corneal ectasias; the expanding role of optometrists as primary eyecare providers; and the accurate assessment of IOP (the key to the diagnosis and management of glaucoma).

Publications

Milne, T., Anwar, M., Burga, L., Harcombe, H., Garelja, M., Middleton, A., Ribeiro, D. C., Fleming, N., Ogbuehi, K., & Bahn, A. (Eds.). (2023). Proceedings of the 268th Otago Medical School Research Society (OMSRS) Meeting: Masters/Honours/Postgraduate Diploma Student Speaker Awards. Dunedin, New Zealand: OMSRS. Retrieved from https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/handle/10523/12839 Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings

Alqahtani, D. A., Alfaris, E. A., Ogbuehi, K., Vasthare, R., Nayak, P., & Mohammed, C. A. (2023). Professionalism. In M. Y. Alnaami, D. A. Alqahtani, E. A. Alfaris, H. M. Abdulghani & C. A. Mohammed (Eds.), Novel health interprofessional education and collaborative practice program: Strategy and implementation. (pp. 243-258). Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-3420-1_12 Chapter in Book - Research

Milne, T., Anwar, M., Burga, L., Harcombe, H., Garelja, M., Middleton, A., Ribeiro, D. C., Fleming, N., Ogbuehi, K., & Bahn, A. (Eds.). (2023). Proceedings of the 267th Otago Medical School Research Society (OMSRS) Meeting: PhD Student Speaker Speaker Awards. Dunedin, New Zealand: OMSRS. Retrieved from https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/handle/10523/12839 Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings

Osuagwu, U. L., Ocansey, S., Ndep, A. O., Kyeremeh, S., Ovenseri-Ogbomo, G., Ekpenyong, B. N., … Ogbuehi, K. C., … Centre for Eyecare & Public Health Intervention Initiative (CEPHII). (2023). Demographic factors associated with myopia knowledge, attitude and preventive practices among adults in Ghana: A population-based cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health, 23, 1712. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16587-7 Journal - Research Article

Ocansey, S., Ekure, E., Osuagwu, U. L., Ekpenyong, B. N., Ovenseri-Ogbomo, G., Kyeremeh, S., Ogbuehi, K. C., … and Centre for Eye Care, Public Health Intervention Initiative (CEPHII). (2023). Profiling and factors associated with glaucoma diagnostic practice in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross sectional study of Nigerian and Ghanaian optometrists. BMC Ophthalmology, 23, 351. doi: 10.1186/s12886-023-03083-0 Journal - Research Article

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